While I loved the book, I hated the ending. Why couldn't Caren and Eric be together? What happened to Donovan after all the madness? The ending was flat. What was Caren going to do when she got to Washington?

I wish I hadn't hesitated. This story was a wonderful blend of mystery, love lost, culture and history. Truly a delight. The authors detailed descriptions really brought southern Louisiana to life. I also liked the narrator.

After reading Gone Girl all the mysteries I've listened to have fallen flat - until this one. I loved everything about this book. A telling sign for me is I rarely needed to use the rewind feature because I was so engrossed. Highly recommend this book.

Where does The Cutting Season rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of my favorites so far because of how realistic it is and how plausible the story.

What did you like best about this story?

It was a fascinating look into a culture vastly different than my own but written in a way that I could completely understand why Caren (the main character) makes the decisions she makes. It was also a great look at what happened to all those plantations that I had previously thought of as romantic.

Which scene was your favorite?

Any scene that described the plantation, as well as the scenes where you get a glimpse of how brilliant Caren is and how compassionate she is toward other people.

Any additional comments?

This was a great little mystery as well as a great look at modern day Louisiana. It took me by surprise as I wasn't sure I would like it initially. But I did and couldn't wait to get back to it when I did have to pause along the way.

Attica Locke, the synopsis of the book is misleading, the book and the history really didn't come together, you wrote more information about the plays, the visitor and what they were like versus why Jason matter, her mother and Ines death, I had to get to the last 60 mins on what, why and where and NO MYSTERY in that! I love Books and Imagination and the only imagination that I was left with was what the visitors were like.

Would you ever listen to anything by Attica Locke again?

Yes, I think her thought process has to be open to imagination , I don't know if writing a book is hard but if I can not Imagine what, where and Why and the beauty of a movie in words of the mind when it drafts with the Author; The main principles of a logic to a story regardless if it is a Mystery.

If you like detective stories and mysteries, especially those that break the mold, I highly recommend this one. Its protagonist is an African American woman and the mystery to be solved connects the times of slavery in the United States with contemporary issues of undocumented migrants in farms. Very well done and a great performance read. I'm eagerly awaiting the next book by Attica Locke!